Bumblin' B's

scottiedoug · March 03, 2006, 11:31:26 PM

Mr. Ypsi: Wry toast. I like that!

Any word from Hoops Fan?

I guess David Collinge is so flabbergasted he cannot comment on his "misjudgement" about Maryville. Some of Y'all national posters ought to venture down South some time. It was a mismatch, so you got it half right.

David Collinge · March 04, 2006, 01:36:36 AM

I did comment on it, several times, but that's okay, I deserve to eat as much crow as you can find to serve me. $:-\$

The so-called "Bumblin B's" went 3-1 tonight. I feel like that has to be a record performance, and even if it isn't, it suggests that the B's are stinging more than they are bumbling this year.

scotswin · March 04, 2006, 08:12:46 AM

The Maryville doubters had good reason this year. This team has been spiralling over the last month.

However, this is the 8th straight NCAA appearance by the Scots, and this win makes 8 straight years with at least one win in the tournament. I say this every year, but there cannot be many other teams who have won a tournament game every year for 8 years in a row.

patcummings · March 04, 2006, 10:39:23 AM

Per a much earlier post, David Collinge...Baruch was not in the tourney for the first time. They lost in the first round at F&M back in 2000. I only know cause I had the call from Mayser Center that night.

Baruch were the Statesmen then and still played in a high school gym...a lot has changed since then.

Villa Julie did Pool B proud, and pulled off the biggest upset of the night with a "13 seed" over the "3 seed" host per D3hoops.com's seeding estimations.

My color analyst, Jody King - associate head coach at Yeshiva - was incredibly impressed with William Paterson and the coaching job of Jose Rebimbas.

How far does VJC go? All depends on how rested they are tonight. Paterson played an easy game, although many starters played much of the game...VJC had a much tougher game and pulled away in the end...

Gregory Sager · March 04, 2006, 12:29:46 PM

Quote from: patcummings on March 04, 2006, 10:39:23 AMBaruch were the Statesmen then and still played in a high school gym...a lot has changed since then.

I'm sure that political correctness induced the Baruch administration to change the nickname of the school's athletic teams, but it would've been a lot more interesting if they had opted to call their teams the Statespeople rather than the more prosaic "Bearcats".

Of course, the ideal solution would've been to split the nicknames of the two sexes, calling the men's teams "Statesmen" and the women's teams "Stateswomen".

smedindy · March 04, 2006, 01:45:23 PM

Well, they do that for Oberlin. Yeomen and Yeowomen. Ick.

njlincolnlion · March 04, 2006, 01:50:51 PM

Good luck to the Lincoln Lions in their game with Messiah tonight. Messiah seems to be a "steady team" despite their record. The Falcons beat both Albright and Lebanon Valley twice this season. Lebanon Valley and Albright both beat Lincoln in the closing minutes to give the Lions 2 of their 4 loses this season. Lincoln beat Messiah by two in York this season, so the Falcons are familiar with the Lions.

I hope the Lions are through with expermenting with a "three guard" concept in their starting rotation. Lincoln needs to get out quick and force the pressure on the Falcons who will will try to slow down the game. Tyreek Byard who did not play the first time around along with Bryant Leach (who had a great game for the second time this season) aganist CNU will need to contribute. Kyle Myrick will be Kyle Myrick, and I expect Sami Wylie to break out of his slump. Darryl White will continue to intimidate shots with help from Thomas Hickson. The home court advantage should be the "icing on the cake" for the Lions tonight, although it seemed that the Falcons had quite a few supporters from Grantham, PA.

Great job by Gordon Mann and his colleague during the Webcast last night!

Keep It Going Lincoln University Lions !

Gregory Sager · March 04, 2006, 03:28:56 PM

Quote from: smedindy on March 04, 2006, 01:45:23 PM
Well, they do that for Oberlin. Yeomen and Yeowomen. Ick.

That was a dumb choice by Oberlin, since Yeowomen is a neologism. "Yeoman" is an established military rank in both the U.S. Navy and the British royal bodyguard, with a history going back hundreds of years. In the U.S. Navy, a yeoman is a petty officer who performs clerical duties. Women have held the rank of yeoman since they were first allowed to enter the enlisted ranks of the U.S. Navy generations ago.

However, if there's one institution of higher learning in America that is likely to thumb its nose at military tradition, it's Oberlin College.

Ralph Turner · March 04, 2006, 04:03:44 PM

Quote from: smedindy on March 04, 2006, 01:45:23 PM
Well, they do that for Oberlin. Yeomen and Yeowomen. Ick.

You know, they even do that at Hardin-Simmons.

Cowboys and Cowgirls.

8)

Pat Coleman · March 04, 2006, 04:15:34 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on March 04, 2006, 04:03:44 PM
Quote from: smedindy on March 04, 2006, 01:45:23 PM
Well, they do that for Oberlin. Yeomen and Yeowomen. Ick.

You know, they even do that at Hardin-Simmons.

Cowboys and Cowgirls. 8)

I am not a fan of the separate-but-equal nicknames.

Gregory Sager · March 04, 2006, 04:55:34 PM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 04, 2006, 04:15:34 PMI am not a fan of the separate-but-equal nicknames.

So you think that the Pomona-Pitzer men's teams should be stuck with calling themselves the Sagehens?

Warren Thompson · March 04, 2006, 04:58:35 PM

Quote from: Gregory Sager on March 04, 2006, 04:55:34 PM
Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 04, 2006, 04:15:34 PMI am not a fan of the separate-but-equal nicknames.

So you think that the Pomona-Pitzer men's teams should be stuck with calling themselves the Sagehens?

Yeah, well, at LVC we still have the Dutchmen (sometimes "flying") and the Lady Dutchmen. Oh, woe ....

smedindy · March 04, 2006, 05:18:04 PM

Well, if there ever was a team named the Stardust, then the women's team would be the Lady Stardust - and I'm assuming that they'd be all glammed out with bright orange hair and makeup everywhere.

Oh...no one gets 33 year old Bowie jokes anymore??

Mr. Ypsi · March 04, 2006, 05:26:47 PM

Quote from: Warren Thompson on March 04, 2006, 04:58:35 PM
Quote from: Gregory Sager on March 04, 2006, 04:55:34 PM
Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 04, 2006, 04:15:34 PMI am not a fan of the separate-but-equal nicknames.

So you think that the Pomona-Pitzer men's teams should be stuck with calling themselves the Sagehens?

Yeah, well, at LVC we still have the Dutchmen (sometimes "flying") and the Lady Dutchmen. Oh, woe ....

Warren, does LVC have an English department? Have they fulminated endlessly about this blatant oxymoron? Lady Dutch (or Dutch Ladies) would be such an obvious solution.

(I'd suggest 'Lady Hollanders', but some wiseass would remember Xaviera!)

Warren Thompson · March 04, 2006, 05:48:01 PM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on March 04, 2006, 05:26:47 PM
Quote from: Warren Thompson on March 04, 2006, 04:58:35 PM
Quote from: Gregory Sager on March 04, 2006, 04:55:34 PM
Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 04, 2006, 04:15:34 PMI am not a fan of the separate-but-equal nicknames.

So you think that the Pomona-Pitzer men's teams should be stuck with calling themselves the Sagehens?

Yeah, well, at LVC we still have the Dutchmen (sometimes "flying") and the Lady Dutchmen. Oh, woe ....

Warren, does LVC have an English department? Have they fulminated endlessly about this blatant oxymoron? Lady Dutch (or Dutch Ladies) would be such an obvious solution.

(I'd suggest 'Lady Hollanders', but some wiseass would remember Xaviera!)

While the LVC Department of English "fulminates endlessly" about many things, they have nothing to say about the Dutchmen/Lady Dutchmen issue (apparently there's no Modern Language Association guideline for this sort of thing).